About
ICSAS
The Informatics and Computational Safety
Analysis Staff (ICSAS) is part of CDER's
Office of Pharmaceutical Science. ICSAS is an
applied regulatory research unit that:
- Develops databases of toxicological and
clinical endpoints
- Transforms data, developing rules for
quantifying toxicological and clinical
effects
- Evaluates structure activity
relationship (SAR) and data mining software
using ICSAS databases
- Works with software developers to
develop toxicology and clinical effects
prediction programs through research
leveraging partnerships
- Reduces the use of animals in testing by
eliminating non-critical laboratory studies
- Facilitates the review process by making
better use of accumulated scientific
knowledge
- Supplies tools to the pharmaceutical
industry to develop better means to identify
and eliminate compounds with potentially
significant adverse properties early in the
drug discovery and development process
Organization
and Responsibilities
Programs and Activities
Contact Us
Please send questions or comments concerning the contents of this page to Dan Benz at
R.Daniel.Benz@fda.hhs.gov
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